The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Refugees, Disaster and Humanitarian Relief in its report to the National Assembly after touring health facilities and talking to health officials and local authorities, indicated that the health delivery system is characterised by the following problems:
- persistent power outages and water shortages in several facilities, exacerbated by faulty solar systems, inadequate generators and poor network connectivity;
- frequent ‘stock-outs’ of essential drugs;
- acute shortages of midwives, nurses, laboratory technicians and other skilled health professionals;
- in several facilities, lack of functioning ambulances, diagnostic equipment and the medical supplies necessary for effective service delivery and emergency responses;
- poor road conditions hindering access to health centres, especially during emergencies and adverse weather conditions.
Foroyaa will contact the authorities to find out what plans they have to deal with these problems.
